Shoe-soling device.



A. B. GRODAES.

SHOE scum} DEVICE.

APPLIOLTION FILED SEPT. 10, 1907.

905,694. Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

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urmornou FILED 8EP'1.10,1907.

905,694., Patenfied Dec. 1,1908.

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SHOE-SOLING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW B. GRoDAEs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Arthur, in the county of Cass, State of North Dakota, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Soling Devices; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in machines fornailing boots and shoe soles and it has particular reference to amachine for the above purpose which includes a stationary stand servingas a last for holding the shoe and lever operated means cooperating withthe stand for forcing an awl into the half sole.

n connection with a machine constructed generally as above described theinvention aims as a primary object to provide a novel construction,combination and arrangement of parts, the details of which will appearin the course of the following description in which reference is had tothe accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, likecharacters of reference designating similar parts throughout the severalviews, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation, showing the manner of use of a machineconstructed in accordance with the resent invention, the

shoe being shown in otted lines, Fig. 2 is a 1 top plan view of suchmachine, Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 illustrating indetail the construction and mode of assemblage of the lever and itsadjuncts, and, Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 illustrating the modeof operation of the machine.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral 5 designates the stand which isof substantial U-shape in side elevation and which includes a shank 6and a last portion 7. The stand 5 is formed at a central point with aprojecting bracket 8 having screw holes 9 to permit of fastening meansbeing engaged therethrough into a stationary support. The shank 6 hasits upper end formed with a sleeve 10 which surrounds a slidable member11, the sleeve 10 and member 11 being preferably rectangular in crosssection. A set screw 12 is engaged through the sleeve 10 to hold themember 11 at various selected positions during the use of the device.The

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 10, 1907.

Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

Serial No. 392,227.

' member 11 is formed at its front end with upstanding spaced parallelears 13 between which is ivoted the enlarged working portion 14 of alever 15. The working portion 14 is constructed with a curved slot 16,constituting in effect, a cam, through which is engaged a pin 17 mountedtransversely between the bifurcations 18 of a stem 19 which has verticalmovement through a bore 20 formed in the end of the member 11.Surrounding the lower end of the stem 19 is a sleeve 21 carrying aprojecting arm 22 provided with an awl 23. The arm 22 is held atselected angular dispositions on the stem 19 by means of a set screw 24threaded through the sleeve 21 and bearing frictionally against the shoestem. The last portion 7 is constructed with a heel 25 to hold the shoeagainst accidental displacement and in use the shoe is placed over thislast portion in the well known manner. The lever 15 is shown in itselevated position in Fig. 1, but when it i is desired to drive a nailsaid lever is moved downwardly to the position of Fig. 4, such actionresulting in depressing the stem 19 so as to force the awl 23 into theshoe to accornplish the functions of punching a hole or driving a nail.

The invention is simple in its structural details, inexpensive tomanufacture, and practical and efficient in use.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that simple and eflicientmeans are provided for accomplishing the objects of the invention, but,while the elements herein shown and described are well adapted to servethe purposes set forth, it is obvious that various minor changes may bemade in the proportions, shape and arrangement of the several partswithout departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as definedin the appended claims.

What is claimed, is

1. A machine of the class described com prising a stand including ashank and a last portion, an adjustable member connected to the shank,and movable over the last portion, a depressible stem carried at one endof said member and vertically movable with respect to the latter, meanson the member to actuate said stem, and an awl carried by the free endof said stem.

2. A machine of the class described having a stand forming a lastportion, an adjustable member carried by the stand and movable over thelast portion, a stem having an aWl I ears, an awl carried at the lowerend of said slidable in the member and a lever pivotally stem, and meanspivotally connected to the connected to the member to actuate the and.ears to actuate the stem.

3. A machine of the class described, com- In testimony whereof, I afliXmy signature, 5 prising a stand of substantially U-shape, one inpresence of tWo Witnesses.

end of the latter terminating in a sleeve and T the other end in a lastportion, a member Ah DREW GRODAES' slidably adjustable in the sleeve,ears on the I Witnesses: front end of said member, a stem verticallyWILLIAM H. BEARD, 10 slidable in said member intermediate the W. F.KIT'IEL.

